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#696e4b color: Herbal Whispers

#696e4b is rgb(105, 110, 75) in RGB and oklch(52.441% 0.05212 114.838) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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69°
100%

52.4%
0.052
115°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Umber
  • stone-500
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.34:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.93:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #696e4b

#696e4b is a dusty lime color. In OKLCH it has 52.4% lightness, 0.052 chroma and a hue of 115°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.34:1 contrast and black text 3.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6b6d4e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is stone-500.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #696e4b mixed with white

  1. 696e4b
  2. 777c5c
  3. 85896d
  4. 93977e
  5. a2a690
  6. b1b4a1
  7. c0c3b4
  8. cfd1c6
  9. dfe0d9
  10. eff0ec

Darker: #696e4b mixed with black

  1. 696e4b
  2. 5a5f40
  3. 4c5035
  4. 3e412b
  5. 313321
  6. 242617
  7. 18190e
  8. 0c0e06
  9. 040402
  10. 000100

Calmer: #696e4b with less saturation

  1. 696e4b
  2. 696e4e
  3. 696d52
  4. 696d55
  5. 696d58
  6. 696c5b
  7. 6a6c5e
  8. 6a6b61
  9. 6a6b64
  10. 6a6a67

Questions about #696e4b

What color is #696e4b?

#696e4b is dusty lime. The closest named color is Herbal Whispers. In RGB it is rgb(105, 110, 75), in HSL hsl(68.57, 18.92%, 36.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.441% 0.05212 114.838).

What colors go well with #696e4b?

The complementary color of #696e4b is #6c6486. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #786847 and #587258. The triadic partners are #4c6f84 and #835e6c.

Is white or black text more readable on #696e4b?

White text reads better on #696e4b: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and black gives 3.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #696e4b a warm or cool color?

#696e4b is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 115 degrees, its lightness 52.4% and its chroma 0.052.